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Article 230 — Establishment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria

Article
230
Chapter
CHAPTER VII — The Judicature
Index row title
Establishment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Source document
nigerian constitution
Provision ID
b22574a6-58fc-4804-9133-1e4c68c666a2

49 words

Verbatim text

(1) There shall be a Supreme Court of Nigeria. (2) The Supreme Court of Nigeria shall consist of – (a) the Chief Justice of Nigeria; and (b) such number of Justices of the Supreme Court, not exceeding twenty-one, as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 230 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER VII — The Judicature”.
  • The row is titled “Establishment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria”.
  • The passage runs to about 49 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”).

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Constitution of Nigeria, article 230 (“Establishment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria”), Portable Lawyer, https://www.portablelawyer.app/provision/b22574a6-58fc-4804-9133-1e4c68c666a2 (accessed 25 October 2026).

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